Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Académico de Viseu FC, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026-27
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2 – 2
Full Time
Académico de Viseu FC
Sun 9 Aug 2026 · 19:30 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'
Vangelis Pavlidis 10' 1–0
1–1 55' Ruben Pereira
Gianluca Prestianni 58' 2–1
2–2 67' Andre Clovis
Y 15' Mestanza
Y 18' Anthony Correia
Heorhii Sudakov 25' Y
Tomas Araujo 45' Y
Y 79' Andre Ceitil
Y 90' Igor Milioransa

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Académico de Viseu FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Luz.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Carlos Campos
  • Assistant 2 Nelson Cunha
7 games this season 🟨 7.0/game ⚽ 21.7 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Académico de Viseu FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-09 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Académico de Viseu FC

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Académico de Viseu FC H 2–2 D
16 May GD Estoril Praia A 3–1 W
11 May Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–2 D
02 May FC Famalicão A 2–2 D
25 Apr Moreirense FC H 4–1 W
19 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 2–1 W
Académico de Viseu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Académico de Viseu FC
#2 Position #6
28 Points 20
11 Played 11
9 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 3
30 Scored 15
10 Conceded 13
+20 GD +2
2.55 PPG 1.82
82% Win % 55%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
18% Clean Sheets
Académico de Viseu FC this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts). Académico de Viseu FC are 6th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
9/4
61-75
6/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Académico de Viseu FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
3/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis 11 G 3 A
Gianluca Prestianni 7 G 4 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins 2 G 1 A
Rafa Silva 1 G 2 A
Jhon Duran 1 G
Académico de Viseu FC
Andre Clovis 5 G 1 A
Soufiane Messeguem 3 G 1 A
Joao Guilherme 3 G
Ruben Pereira 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sport Lisboa e Benfica launch into their encounter with Académico de Viseu FC.
  • 5' Soufiane Messeguem has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Vangelis Pavlidis doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 15' The referee shows Academico de Viseu FC player a card on 15.
  • 18' The referee shows Academico de Viseu FC player a card on 18.
  • 23' Lorougnon Gohi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 11 appearances.
  • 25' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a card in front of him.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' With 2 assists to his name this season, Anthony Correia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 45' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a card in front of him.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Samuel Dahl suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' A goal from the Portugal international Ruben Pereira! He fires home on 55 to make it 1-1!
  • 58' The Argentina forward Gianluca Prestianni breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 2-1!
  • 63' Time for substitution for Academico de Viseu FC. Mestanza is replaced by Andre Ceitil.
  • 64' Andreas Schjelderup has so much to prove this time. He replaces Heorhii Sudakov on 64 minute.
  • 67' A stunning finish from Andre Clovis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 73' Lorougnon Gohi is replacing Ruben Pereira for the Academico de Viseu FC side.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Rafa Silva as he leaves the pitch. Richard Rios steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 78' Academico de Viseu FC make a change. Gianluca Prestianni trudges off to be replaced by Dominik Steczyk on 78 minutes.
  • 79' It’s a booking for Academico de Viseu FC player. Andre Ceitil gets a card.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Jhon Duran comes on to replace Alexander Bah.
  • 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rafa Silva, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 32 goals in the last 26 games.
  • 90' That is a card for Academico de Viseu FC. Igor Milioransa will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Académico de Viseu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.53 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Académico de Viseu FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica57% Draw21% Académico de Viseu FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
78%
Draw or Académico de Viseu FC
43%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Académico de Viseu FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica45% Draw36% Académico de Viseu FC19%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
4 – 1
4.4%
1 – 0
4.4%
4 – 2
3.3%
4 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Académico de Viseu FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 17% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 20% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Académico de Viseu FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.